Tag: #RandomHouseUK

Lost Property – Helen Paris

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Addiction, Contemporary Fiction, Death / Bereavement, Family / relationships, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Self-harm, Women's Literature

*I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author, Transworld Books – Random House UK and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Dot Watson has lost her way. Twelve years ago her life veered off course, and the guilt over what happened still haunts her. Before then she … Continue reading Lost Property – Helen Paris →

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Anti-Social – Nick Pettigrew

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Biography / Autobiography, Humour, Mental Health

*I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, Cornerstone / Penguin Random House and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: Has your life become unbearable because the person living above you has a fondness for crack cocaine, the company of strangers and dance music? Or maybe you're … Continue reading Anti-Social – Nick Pettigrew →

Moonflower Murders – Anthony Horowitz

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Books about books, Books About Writing, Crime / Suspense, Mystery, Series

  *I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, Cornerstone / Penguin Random House and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  Retired publisher Susan Ryeland is running a small hotel on a Greek island with her long-term boyfriend. But life isn't as idyllic … Continue reading Moonflower Murders – Anthony Horowitz →

Coming Up For Air – Sarah Leipciger

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Biography / Autobiography, Chronic Illness, Death / Bereavement, Historical fiction, Literary fiction, Medical, Mental Health, Self-harm

  *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author, Transworld Books – Random House UK and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*     Blurb:   THREE EXTRAORDINARY LIVES INTERTWINE ACROSS OCEANS AND TIME On the banks of the River Seine in 1899, a young woman takes her final … Continue reading Coming Up For Air – Sarah Leipciger →

Once Upon a River – Diane Setterfield

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Death / Bereavement, Family / relationships, Fantasy, Mystery, Myths & Legends, Paranormal / Occult, Parenting

  *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*     Blurb:  On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames, the regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open and in … Continue reading Once Upon a River – Diane Setterfield →

Bookworm – Lucy Mangan

Posted on by Steph Warren - Bookshine in Books about books, Memoir, Non-Fiction

*I received a free ARC of this novel via NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb:  When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up new worlds and cast light on all the complexities she encountered in this one. She was whisked away to Narnia – and Kirrin … Continue reading Bookworm – Lucy Mangan →